The Hill, “Top Lobbyists 2017: Hired Guns,” November 2, 2017 David Tamasi, Rasky Partners, Inc. Tamasi has long been a prolific GOP fundraiser; in addition to his advocacy work, he served as the finance chairman for Trump Victory, a key money machine connected to the Republican Party. Josh Ackil and Matt…

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WGBH’s Greater Boston, “Internal Divisions Wage in Both Republican and Democratic Parties,” October 10, 2017 We have known for years that we are an America divided. But these days, the gap is widening, even among members of the same political parties. For Republicans, it’s a war of words between Donald…

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Boston Globe, “Marty Walsh Improves Boston’s Civic Climate,” June 2, 2017 By Scot Lehigh A cloud has lifted over Boston. I don’t mean literally. Not the way this spring has been. But figuratively. Think about it for a second. It’s been a long time since we’ve heard someone whisper: I’d…

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WGBH’s Greater Boston, “Washington Heating Up,” May 31, 2017 President Donald Trump said he will be announcing his decision as to whether the U.S. will pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement in the next few days, White House sources have told multiple outlets the move is all but imminent.…

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BNN News, “A Millennial Vision for Mass. Democrats,” May 2, 2017 Reynolds Graves, a member of Young Democrats of Mass., and a senior public affairs associate at Rasky Partners, talks about his involvement with the state party and its newly formed Black Caucus. Interview for BNN News. Aired May 2,…

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WGBH’s Greater Boston, “Equal Pay Day,” April 4, 2017 Today is national Equal Pay Day — a symbolic day designed to point out that, on average, a woman would have to work all of 2016 and up until today to earn the same amount of money as her male counterpart…

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Roll Call, “Lobbyists, Corporate Clients Open Wallets for Trump,” February 6, 2017 By Kate Ackley K Street has entered the Trump era. Lobbyists and organizations that seek to influence Washington mostly neglected the presidential campaign of Donald Trump early last year, but by the end of 2016, the sector had…

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POLITICO Magazine, “Power Players: David Urban, David Tamasi, Matt Schlapp,” January 9, 2017 Donald Trump has banned lobbyists from his transition as part of his pledge to “drain the swamp.” And nearly all of professional Washington abandoned him during the election. So the K Streeters who spent the campaign defending and…

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Boston Globe, “With Imminent Republican Takeover, Lobbyists See an Opening,” November 16, 2016 By Matt Viser The swamp is not being drained. Instead, it’s about to be restocked with a species that is used to running this town and taking advantage of nearly every opportunity: lobbyists. Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s…

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The Washington Post, “Trump victory could mean big business for K Street,” November 9, 2016 By Catherine Ho Donald Trump won the presidential race following a campaign where he promised to “drain the swamp” and break apart the so-called Washington establishment — but his election is likely to drive more business to the…

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